Fabric support for ironing boards



May L 5195i F. l. DETWILER ABRC SUPPORT FOR IRONING BOARDS 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Ooi.. 26, 1949 INVENTOR.

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Patented May l., 1951*v UNITED STATES .ATENT 2,551,530 FABRIC' SUPPORT ron IRoNING BOARDS Florence Irene'Detwiler, Cleveland', Ohio Application october 26, 1949seria1NQ. 123,683

2 Claims.

The invention relates to attabl'ime'ntsl'for-'LironL ing boards, and particularly to devices of this character adapted to hold olf the oor depending parts of the article being ironed.

The' objects" of the invention are to "provide an article ofthe character statedwhich may be readily and conveniently attached to andremoved from the ironing board, which performs its function without inconvenience to the ironer, which is adaptable to different types and sizes Iof ironing boards, which is sturdy, and which, when not in use, can be readily folded and gathered into a relatively small package for corr venient storage.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain means illustrating the improvements in attachments for ironing boards, the same, however, showing only one of the various forms in which the principle of the invention may be embodied.

In said annexed drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one standard type of ironing board to which the improved attachment is applied in operating position;

Figure 2 is a top plan of the ironing board and the attachment shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the assembly shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan of the wire supporting and strengthening skeleton I member, and the fabric material of the attachment associated therewith, in partially assembled condition;

Figure 5 is a complete bottom plan of the strengthening skeleton element shown in Figure 4, in completely assembled condition;

Figure 6 is a vertical section, upon an enlarged scale, taken in the plane indicated by the line 6 6, Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a vertical section, upon an enlarged scale, taken in the plane indicated by the line 'I-l, Figure 5.

Referring to the annexed drawings in which the same elements are indicated by the same respective numbers in the several views, a standard type of ironing board is shown having a tcp board I, a pair of rear corner legs 2 pivotally secured to the under surface of the board i, a central leg 3 also pivotally secured to the bottom surface of the top I intermediate the width of the latter, and wire braces i which are pivotally mounted in and connect the legs 2 and 3, all as well understood in the art. By virtue of the aforedescribed assembly, the ironing board can be assembled for functioning into the structure 2A clearly shown in Figure 1, andican' be folded'in'to a substantially flat assembly for storage'frwh'en not being used The improved attachment comprisesV a fabric member 5 and two Vwire partsl'rand 'l jointed together to form a-skeleton strengthen-ingand stretching frame.

The attachment is suspendedfromthelfbettom surface of the ironing top board l adjacent the front and rear of the latter by means of a front chain 8 and a pair of rear chains I3. The front chain 6 is fastened at its two ends to eyelets 9 welded or otherwise suitably secured to the respective wire frame parts 6 and 'I, and passes through an end eyelet part of a hook I engaging an eyelet screw Il fastened to and depending from the bottom portion of the top I.

Depending from two corner eyelet screws I5 secured to the under surface of the board I at the rear of the latter, and upon opposed sides thereof, are two hooks I from which the pair of chains I3 respectively depend and engage at their lower ends a pair of rings I2 welded or otherwise suitably secured to the respective rear end portions of the wire frame parts 6 and 'I. Thus, the wire frames 6 and 'I are suspended front and rear from the bottom of the board I by means of the chains 8 and I3, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.

The fabric material element 5 is a single piece of cloth having a large clearance area I9 at one end, thus serving for passage therethrough of the wire braces 4, and a large opening '2U formed at a substantial distance from the opposite end of the fabric 5 and serving for passage therethrough of the ironing board leg 3. Also, the fabric material 5 is cut, as indicated by number 2l, Figure 2, between the adjacent ends of the openings I9 and 20. The wire frame parts 6 and 'l are housed in hems Il formed in the free edges of the fabric material 5 and removably retained therein by a multiplicity of snap fasteners I8. The adjacent wire frame portions at the inner edges of the wire parts 6 and 'l are not housed in hems With the exception of the wire parts bounding the cut 2'I.

The Wire frame parts 6 and l are removably fastened together along the line of the fabric cut 2| by a fastening element 22, Figure 7, which is welded to the wire frame part 6 and has a hook end member 23 which is passed through the adjacent portion of the hem I1 and removably engages the wire frame part l, The wire frame parts forwardly of the opening 26 are fastened together by a hinge 26, Figure 6, having two leaves 24 and 25 respectively welded or otherwise suitably secured to the respective frame portions 61 and 11 and pivotally connected by a hinge pin 21.

It is evident from the aforegoing description, and particularly upon reference to Figure of the drawings, that the two Wire frame parts 6 and 1, when not being used, can be folded flat in opposed relation with the fabric material 5. Also, that when it is desired to remove the fabric piece 5 from the wire frame parts 6 and 1, for laundering or other purposes, it is necessary only to unfasten the hook 23 from the wire part 1, and unsnap the fasteners I 8.

What I claim is:

1. An attachment for ironing boards compris ing a substantially flat fabric body formed with openings for the passage therethrough of supporting structure of an ironing board, said body having a peripheral hem, a substantially flat strengthening wire frame comprising two similar skeleton side parts each having an outer portion detachably secured in the body hem and an inner exposed portion, `the inner wire portions lying closely adjacent to each other but being flared outwardly to match the fabric body openings, the two side parts of the frame being hinged together at their inner portions for folding of the frame and fabric body into a compact package, and means secured to the frame parts for detachably suspending the attachment from an ironing board.

2. An attachment for ironing boards, char-- engages the adjacent wire portion, and in which a hinge connects the two inner wire portions on'y the opposite side of said supporting structure opening.

FLORENCE IRENE DETWILER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the I'lle of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,897,081 Sorensen Feb. 14, 1933 2,331,100 Baker Oct. 5, 1943 2,447,907 Henderson Aug. 24, 1948 adjacent sections of the inner which a hook is secured to onef through the said 

